Abstract: A method for using predictive analytics to support decision-making on an issue, including steps of: identifying a plurality of players involved in the issue; determining, for each of the plurality of players, a priority of the issue for each player, a power of each player to influence the issue, and a position of each player with regard to the issue; simulating a plurality of rounds of negotiation between each of the plurality of players, wherein each round includes steps of calculating a median voter position, calculating an expected utility for each of the plurality of players, each of the plurality of players receiving a plurality of offers from at least one other player, each of the plurality of players accepting one of the plurality of offers, and updating power and position for each of the plurality of players; and identifying a consensus position and ending the simulation if none of the plurality of players receives an offer.

Abstract: The present technology comprises a method and apparatus for a routing protocol for a router including an apparatus and method for distance vector multicast routing. The method and apparatus as disclosed and claimed offers a new interpretation of the routing information stored in a DVMRP routing table. This interpretation relates to the knowledge of the locations of a multicast source router and the routers connected to hosts with group members in a DVMRP domain. The methodology exploits this knowledge to create two conditional packet forwarding checks, based on pseudo-diameter and super-pseudo-diameter respectively, and used these conditions to extend the two phases of the existing DVMRP to improve its performance from the viewpoint of much better utilization of bandwidth.

Abstract: The present technology comprises a method and apparatus for a routing protocol for a router including an apparatus and method for distance vector multicast routing. The method and apparatus as disclosed and claimed offers a new interpretation of the routing information stored in a DVMRP routing table. This interpretation relates to the knowledge of the locations of a multicast source router and the routers connected to hosts with group members in a DVMRP domain. The methodology exploits this knowledge to create two conditional packet forwarding checks, based on pseudo-diameter and super-pseudo-diameter respectively, and used these conditions to extend the two phases of the existing DVMRP to improve its performance from the viewpoint of much better utilization of bandwidth.